We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning in Columbus per building, priced from each building's footprint and height. Our own crew does the work, scheduled on your calendar, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Every job runs with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift, and every building gets a photo report after the crew leaves.
Quoted per building from footage, height and gutter type, in writing, before anyone is dispatched. Scheduled service costs less than a call-out.
Our gutter cleaning service works the same way for residential and commercial buildings: each building is quoted from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. What moves the number on our jobs is height above three stories and the boom or scissor lift it takes to reach the eave safely, a clogged gutter or compacted debris in a gutter system nobody has cleaned in years, a gutter guard, a form of gutter protection that has to be lifted to get at the channel, oversized or box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and how many buildings sit on one site. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building, so a thorough cleaning is never billed as an extra. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building and the footage is already measured.
Our Columbus experience is with the properties that call us after the cleaning is due. One office building with a sagging back run and a clog that had the gutter overflow onto a loading dock was quoted from its stories, roof type and number of buildings on a single site, and the invoice went to the property manager on file. To quote a Columbus property we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, how many buildings are involved, and who the invoice goes to. That is the whole intake: call (866) 435-6328 with it, and the number that comes back is the number on the invoice.
| Per building | |
|---|---|
| Standard, one to two stories | from $150 |
| Oversized box or industrial gutters | from $295 |
| Three stories and up, with a lift | from $395 |
Your lease decides, not state law. Here is how the three common cases usually read.
On a commercial lease, responsibility for gutter and downspout cleaning is set by the lease itself, not by the habitability rules that apply to apartments.
Triple net (NNN). The tenant usually carries building maintenance and exterior upkeep, in full or as a pro-rata share, and that normally includes gutters and downspouts.
Gross lease. The landlord usually keeps the roof system and exterior upkeep, gutters included, inside the base rent.
Lease silent. When the lease says nothing, the obligation generally falls to the landlord, because gutters are treated as part of the building's roof and structure.
Whoever the lease names, tell us and the invoice goes to that party, so the property manager is not stuck in the middle.
This is general information, not legal advice. Read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
At least twice a year for a standard building. Restaurants, flat roofs and anything under trees, quarterly.
On the Columbus properties we service, most are on twice a year, spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover on quarterly. The managers who call us after a storm are the ones who learn this the hard way, so the schedule is set from your gutter cleaning needs and from what the crew pulls out of each building, not from a general rule.
After a severe storm we see debris packed into the outlets and the downspouts within the first week, and the post-storm inspections turn up loose hangers and separated seams that the cleaning exposes. A restaurant gutter gets the same cleaning services every second month because of what comes off its roof: grease-laden leaf matter, so the gutter cleaning process has to run at a tighter interval than an office building's. On flat roofs the water backs up silently behind the parapet and through the scuppers, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why we check between cleanings and do not wait for the next scheduled visit to find the problem.
The water damage we are called to repair almost always starts with a blockage that was there for a season or two before anyone noticed, and a blocked run can cause roof leaks that look like a ceiling problem. A homeowner can wait out a clogged gutter; a commercial owner pays for the ceiling tile, the carpet and the tenant's inventory. That is why we provide gutter cleaning on a fixed calendar for homeowners and businesses alike, and why our professional gutter cleaning services keep the managers who book with us from getting the midnight call.
| Property type | Baseline | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Standard office, retail, multifamily | Twice a year, spring and late fall | Seasonal debris before heavy rain and freeze |
| Restaurant and food service | Every two months | Grease and exhaust residue speed up clogs |
| Industrial and manufacturing | Quarterly to semi-annual | Airborne dust and soot |
| Heavy tree cover over the roof | Three to four times a year | Leaf and needle load |
| Flat roof with parapets and internal drains | Quarterly, monthly checks | Drains back up silently; membrane damage |
Tied off or working from a lift, never free-standing on a ladder against a parapet.
Federal OSHA requires fall protection for construction-type work at six feet and above (29 CFR 1926.501) and for general industry at four feet (29 CFR 1910.28). Commercial gutter lines sit well above both. Our crew works tied off or from an aerial lift, never free-standing on a ladder against a parapet. Above three stories the job is done from a boom or scissor lift, which is why height is the biggest single factor in a commercial quote. The lift is matched to the building: we bring whatever boom or scissor lift the roofline needs. Where a state runs its own OSHA plan with stricter triggers, the crew follows the stricter rule.
Gutters, downspouts, drains and scuppers, hauled debris, and a photo report per building. Nothing on this list is an extra.
Per building. Every gutter run cleared by hand or vacuum, not just the sections visible from the parking lot. Every downspout flushed until it runs clear; a blocked downspout cleared from above where reachable. Below-grade drain lines are cleared on request and quoted separately. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs cleared of debris and the strainer domes reseated. Debris bagged and removed from site, including from parking areas and walkways under the work. Downspout outlets and splash blocks checked.
Report. Before-and-after photos of each run and each drain, per building, with anything found (a pulled hanger, a separated seam, standing water that points to slope, a cracked scupper) noted and photographed, not repaired without authorization. Invoice per building with the linear footage shown, so a board or an owner can check it.
Not included. Gutter repair or replacement, guard installation, roof repair, pressure washing of the building. Where a problem is found, you get the photo and a plain description; what to do about it is your call.
The same crew on a fixed calendar, a lower per-visit rate, and a storm call-out when you need one.
A one-off cleaning is priced as a one-off: dispatch, setup, lift if needed. Put the property on a schedule and the plan is priced for that building, because the crew knows it, the footage is already measured and the dates are booked a season ahead. Semi-annual (spring and late fall) suits most standard buildings; quarterly suits restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and anything under heavy trees. Plans and their pricing are set building by building: call or email us to set one up.
A scheduled property also gets one contact for every building in the portfolio, across city lines where we cover the neighboring towns.
One contact for every building, a date in writing, and the crew checks in with your on-site person before a lift goes up.
Our service area covers Columbus and the surrounding areas where our crews have already serviced commercial properties, and the list of neighboring towns is linked below. For a property manager with one building, or a home or business owner with one address, the gutter company keeps it to one number and one email. For a manager with several buildings across the city, we offer gutter cleaning on one account: one invoice per building and one contact who knows the portfolio. Dates are confirmed in writing before the crew arrives, our crew checks in with the on-site contact when they pull in so nobody is surprised by a lift in the parking lot, and every job ends with a final inspection before the crew leaves. Where tenants need quiet hours or the building has access rules, we time the work around them and say so on the confirmation. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm it in writing.
Work on a commercial building looks a lot like what a residential gutter needs at the same height, but the logistics are different: more linear footage, more stories, more people who have to be told before the truck arrives. Our crew is one of the gutter cleaning companies in Columbus that works the same way on a residential gutter cleaning job and a commercial site, so the cleaning process is the same and the scheduling is what changes. Most of our commercial and residential properties in town are landscape-heavy, so we plan the cleanings around leaf fall and pollen load, not around a calendar date, and pick the cleaning solutions for what is actually in the channel. Gutter cleaning and maintenance between visits is a phone call away, and regular gutter maintenance is the cheapest way we know to protect your home or building from a leak turning into a claim. Regular clean gutters are how a building avoids the stain, and a neglected run is how a building ends up with a roof that has to be opened to find the leak that a gutter caused.
We price per building, but the number is built from linear footage, stories and gutter type, so it reads like a per-foot rate once you see it. What we need is the building's footprint, its height and the number of buildings on the site. The quote comes back in writing before any crew is dispatched.
Your lease decides that, not us, and the section above shows how the three common lease types usually read. We bill the party named in the lease as responsible for exterior maintenance. This is general information, not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On the commercial properties we service in Columbus, quarterly is what keeps the internal drains and scuppers clear on restaurants and flat roofs. The grease and grit that come off a restaurant roof build up faster than leaves do, and a flat roof with blocked drains will show a ceiling stain before anyone checks the outlets.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, and the lift is matched to the building. Height is the biggest single factor in the quote, which is why we ask for stories before we give a number.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours when asked, and we check in with the on-site contact on arrival. Access rules and gate codes go on the confirmation so the crew is never stopped at the lot entrance.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs along with the gutter runs, and our gutter cleaners photograph each one before and after. Anything beyond debris clearing, such as a cracked scupper or a failed drain body, is photographed and reported, not repaired by us.
After a severe storm we see debris packed into outlets and downspouts within the first week, and we check the siding under any blocked run for water staining. The inspections turn up loose hangers and separated seams the cleaning exposes. We schedule the post-storm visit from the report, and a thorough gutter cleaning follows the inspection, so the building gets seen before the water finds the ceiling.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice and a recurring schedule on one account, so a property manager with several sites sees one contact and one calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a site list and we will set up the schedule and the invoices together.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
